| Plant Growth & Development (STC) |
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| 1.01 |
Observe and measure how the quantities and qualities of nutrients, light, and water in the environment affect plant growth. |
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| 1.02 |
Observe and describe how environmental conditions determine how well plants survive and grow in a particular environment. |
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| 1.03 |
Investigate and describe how plants pass through distinct stages in their life cycle including: growth, survival, and reproduction. |
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| 1.04 |
Explain why the number of seeds a plant produces depends on variables such as light, water, nutrients, and pollination. |
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| 1.05 |
Observe and discuss how bees pollinate flowers. |
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| 1.06 |
Observe, describe and record properties of germinating seeds. |
| Soils (STC) |
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| 2.01 |
Observe and describe the properties of soil:
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| 2.02 |
Investigate and observe that different soils absorb water at different rates. |
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| 2.03 |
Determine the ability of soil to support the growth of many plants, including those important to our food supply. |
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| 2.04 |
Identify the basic components of soil:
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| 2.05 |
Determine how composting can be used to recycle discarded plant and animal material. |
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| 2.06 |
Determine the relationship between heat and decaying plant matter in a compost pile. |
| Objects in the Sky (BSCS) |
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| 3.01 |
Observe that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object and is reflected and/or absorbed. |
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| 3.02 |
Observe that objects in the sky have patterns of movement including: sun, moon, and stars. |
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| 3.03 |
Using shadows follow and record the apparent movement of the sun in the sky during the day. |
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| 3.04 |
Use appropriate tools to make observations of the moon. |
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| 3.05 |
Observe and record the change in the apparent shape of the moon from day to day over several months and describe the pattern of changes. |
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| 3.06 |
Observe that patterns of stars in the sky stay the same, although they appear to move across the sky nightly. |
| Human Body (FOSS) |
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| 4.01 |
Identify the skeleton as a system of the human body. |
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| 4.02 |
Describe several functions of bones:
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| 4.03 |
Describe the functions of different types of joints:
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| 4.04 |
Describe how different kinds of joints allow movement and compare this to the movement of mechanical devices. |
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| 4.05 |
Observe and describe how muscles cause the body to move. |